Hi guys! Sorry for making you wait so long for an update. ^.^
Hmm... I don't really like this chapter. xD Though, I usually don't like any of my chapters. Still, I think I could have worked on the pace a bit more. I went too fast. And details too. I lack details. xDDD But, I hope you enjoy it anyway.
Oh, and I'm just warning you guys now that even though they're in Hoenn, all the Pokemon from the different regions will show up too. I'm going a little AU I guess, and I'm not following the games exactly. And another thing, I don't plan to have any original characters from the anime make an appearence. Maybe some people will show up, like gym leaders and such, but I don't plan on having Ash, Brock, Misty, etc. in the story.
Also, I like Ron/Hermione. :D Just saying that, cause I saw somebody ask about Dramione. xD
OH~ I have a quiz for you guys too. Whoever says where this quote is from first, I shall worship you in the next update.
"Oh my god. That is a BOSS Zefron poster!"
Haha, I hope somebody knows where that's from! Anyway, I don't own Harry Potter or Pokemon, though I don't feel like listing the names cause I've already said them a lot. xDD
"I knew it," Hermione said confidently, nodding and taking a sip of her juice. "I knew this world wasn't ours."
Hermione, Ron, Harry, Malfoy, and Nurse Joy were all seated on a long red couch; a glass table sitting in front of them. They each had a glass filled with cranberry juice, which Nurse Joy had given them when they had sat down.
Harry's head was still spinning from the explanation Nurse Joy had given them. She had told them everything that she knew about her world and culture. The long lecture she had given strangely reminded Harry of his History of Magic classes with Professor Binns, although this time he had been hanging on to every word.
"Hmm… It does appear you are right, Hermione," Nurse Joy said quietly. "I have never heard of England or America before."
"And I've never heard of Hoenn or Johto," Hermione replied with a sigh. She looked over at the three boys sitting on the couch beside her and gave them a glare. "Aren't you guys worried?"
"These gym leaders," Malfoy said, his mouth slightly open. "You get to battle them?"
"That's correct," Nurse Joy said.
"Wait, battle them with Pokemon?" Ron asked.
Nurse Joy nodded.
"And you get a badge if you win?" Harry asked.
"Yes. In this region, if you collect twelve badges, you can compete in the Pokemon League against the Elite Four."
"Wow…" The boys muttered quietly, all daydreaming about dueling Pokemon and shiny badges.
"Guys," Hermione said, sternly. "This is not the time! We have more important things to worry about, like getting back to Hogwarts!"
"Hermione, don't worry. We're wizards. We can get back whenever we want," Ron said in a slightly dazed voice.
Hermione glared at him. "Haven't you noticed that our magic isn't working?"
Ron was about to answer, but Malfoy cut him off. "How many Pokemon did you say there were again?"
"Hundreds," Nurse Joy answered. "I honestly can't name them all."
"That's amazing…" Harry said. He could imagine himself with a small creature by his side, traveling to different gyms and battling different leaders. It seemed like such a cool challenge…
"We can't stay here and go to these gyms," Hermione said, seeming to read Harry's mind. "We have to get back. Our professors must be worrying about us. Poor Hagrid is expecting us!"
"I'll help you in any way I can to return you to your own world," Nurse Joy said.
Hermione smiled, thankful that somebody was taking this matter seriously. "Thank you. I have the portkey here; maybe we should start with that." Hermione dug into the pocket of her robe and pulled out the Poke Ball. She set it on the table and examined it closely.
"It looks like an ordinary Poke Ball to me," Nurse Joy said, prodding it with her finger.
"A Poke Ball holds Pokemon, right?" Harry asked, recalling what Nurse Joy had said.
"Yes, Pokemon usually enjoy travelling in them. You click the button in the middle to open it."
Nurse Joy extended her finger and clicked the button in the middle. The ball sprang open; the inside was empty.
"It's empty," Malfoy said bluntly. "Were you expecting something to be in there?"
Nurse Joy nodded. "I figured maybe a Pokemon that could teleport would be inside, considering that's how you guys got here." She looked over at them and bit her lip. "I don't really know how else this Poke Ball could have been a teleporter."
The three boys sighed in defeat, but Hermione hadn't given up yet. "There has to be something we can do!"
Before anybody could answer, the double doors flew open. A large and strong man came bounding in, carrying a small creature in his arms. The Pokemon had a dark blue body and green leaves on its head. Its eyes were closed, and it had a large burn mark on its side.
"Anthony? What happened?" Nurse Joy said, standing up abruptly and rushing over to the hurt Pokemon.
"There's a wild Pokemon in the woods," Anthony said, his voice shaking. "And it burned my Oddish. The villagers are trying to calm it down, but it's going crazy! It'll set the whole forest of fire soon!"
Nurse Joy took the Oddish out of Anthony's hands and cradled it in her arms. "How many people are trying to calm the wild Pokemon down?"
"There's only Susie, I think," Anthony said, looking down at his Oddish sadly. "I'm going back to help. Please take care of Oddish."
"Don't worry, I will," Nurse Joy said confidently. She turned around and rushed behind her desk. She pushed open one of the doors and was gone.
Anthony was about to run outside when Harry stood up. He wasn't sure what he was doing, but his Gryffindor courage got the better of him. "Sir! We'll help you calm the wild Pokemon down."
His friends looked at him in surprise. This wasn't really any of their business. They didn't even know what Pokemon were capable of.
Anthony sighed in relief. "Thank you, kids. Are you sure you want to help, though? This here wild Pokemon is a fire type. You could get burned."
Ron stood up. "Don't worry. We can handle it." He gave a confident smile at Harry.
"Yeah. We don't want your town getting burnt down," Hermione said, also standing up.
Draco rolled his eyes, but also got to his feet.
"Thank you," Anthony said. "Follow me!" He rushed outside, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Malfoy following closely behind.
They raced through the small town and stopped at the edge of the woods. A small crowd was gathered there, and smoke was visible from beyond the trees.
"Make way!" Anthony yelled, parting the crowd with his huge body. "Who's in the woods right now?"
An elderly woman who looked extremely tense answered, "Susie is still in there. She and Marill are trying to put of the fires. I told her not to go in, but of course, that grandchild never listens to me!"
Anthony turned to face Harry, Hermione, Malfoy, and Ron. "Alright. We're going in. Normally this wouldn't be a threat, but the Pokemon is in the woods. Anything can easily catch on fire."
They all nodded, and then dove into the trees. Harry's vision was instantly filled with smoke, and he couldn't see a thing. He felt Anthony's strong grip on his shoulder and Ron's hand on his back. The smoky haze lessened a bit as they stumbled into a small clearing in the woods.
A small girl in a blue dress was standing in the clearing, coughing violently. A blue Pokemon, which Harry guessed was her Marill, was standing next to her, clearly worried.
"Susie!" Anthony yelled, rushing over to her. "Are you alright?"
"Yes… I'm fine," Susie coughed.
"Mar, mar, marill!" Her Marill screamed, obviously trying to say that its owner was lying.
"We're going to get you out of here," Anthony said, grabbing Susie's arm and flinging it over his. "Come on."
"We'll keep going further into the woods," Harry said.
Anthony nodded, and started to make his way back into the trees with Susie.
"Wait!" Susie yelled. "Marill, help them put out the fires! Listen to every command they give you!"
"Mar!" The Marill yelled. It jumped over to Harry and positioned itself at his feet, ready for action.
Susie gave a small wave, and soon she and Anthony were out of sight.
"Well, let's keep going then!" Harry said. They dove into the trees once more, and smoke getting thicker with each step they took.
Finally, after five minutes of blindly stumbling around, the group found themselves in another small clearing. The smoke was dense, but they could make out a raging fire on the other side. The trees were burning, and the fire was spreading quickly.
"The fire!" Hermione yelled.
Harry looked down at the tiny Marill, whose small eyes were narrowed with determination.
"Okay… Marill!" Harry said, his voice uncertain. "Put out the fire!"
The Marill looked up at him quizzically. "Mar?"
"Go on, put it out," Harry commanded. "Aren't you a water-type?"
The Marill continued to stare at Harry like he had four heads.
"Wait," Ron interrupted. "Didn't Nurse Joy say something about moves?"
"That's right," Malfoy said. "We need to tell it to do one of its moves."
They all stared at the Marill, temporarily forgetting about the raging fire only feet away.
"Do you guys know any of its moves?" Hermione asked.
"No," the three boys answered.
"Guys, look out!" Ron suddenly yelled. They all turned, startled. A huge ball of fire was hurtling their way.
"Duck!" Harry shouted. He flung himself to the ground, catching sight of Ron, Hermione, and Malfoy doing the same.
The fire ball hit a tree behind them, engulfing it in a fiery river of red. They all scrambled away from the tree, clutching at their robes and avoiding any stray embers that were floating in the air.
"The whole forest is going to catch on fire," Hermione yelled, clutching her hand to her face and coughing. Harry was starting to feel slightly light-headed, and he could tell Malfoy and Ron weren't doing too good either. Beside Harry's foot, the Marill was yipping away at him furiously, waiting for a proper command.
"Marill," Harry said. "Shoot water at the trees!"
The Marill stopped yipping and stared at him blankly.
"Er… Come on! Shoot water out, like a squirt gun."
"A squirt gun?" Malfoy asked, coughing.
"It's a muggle toy that acts like a water gun, but Malfoy, this honestly isn't the time to be asking questions!"
Malfoy glared at Harry, but then gasped. "Look!" He pointed at Marill, who was puffing out its chest dramatically. It held its breath for a short second and then shot its head forward. A large blast of water came out of its mouth, aiming directly at the burning trees ahead of them.
"It's working!" Hermione said, awed. "What did you say?"
"I didn't say anything," Harry explained. "I only said muggle. And water gun."
With the mention of the latter, Marill's blast of water grew stronger.
"Water Gun…" Hermione mumbled. Her eyes seemed to sparkle with realization. "Harry, Water Gun is one of its moves!"
Harry started at her, amazed that they had been so lucky. He was broken out of his thoughts when Ron nudged his shoulder. "Over there. Look at the shadow behind the flames," Ron said.
Harry squinted into the bright sea of red and could barely make out a small figure advancing toward them. Once it had made its way through the flames it stopped.
It was a Pokemon; that was for sure. It was small, and its body was an orange color. Its belly was a pale yellow, and it had a long tail with a small flame burning on the edge. The Pokemon looked exhausted, and it was visibly panting. Its eyes were half-closed, but it still looked crazy and out of control.
"Char, char…" The Pokemon mumbled feebly. It wagged its tail back and forth furiously, and then let a huge fireball explode from its mouth. Ron, Harry, Malfoy, and Hermione dove to the side, narrowly missing getting burnt to a crisp.
"Something wrong's with it," Ron panted as he got to his feet. "We need to calm it down."
Harry nodded. He looked down at Marill. "Okay. Now, use Water Gun to-"
"No," Ron interrupted, shaking his head. "No, you can't attack it! It'll get even madder."
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Malfoy asked irritably. "Calm it down ourselves? It'll fry us."
"What other choice do we have?" Ron said, taking a step forward toward the wild Pokemon. "It looks like it's about to faint. We need to calm it down."
"Ron, it'll attack you!" Hermione said sharply. "Don't go any closer!"
"Its fine," Ron whispered, nearing the Pokemon. "Just got to approach it slowly…"
Hermione covered her face in her hands while Harry bit his lip. He knew Ron could be rash, but wasn't this going a little too far?
"Almost there…" Ron breathed, only mere inches away from the Pokemon. It was staring at him intently, it's breathing labored and its cheeks red.
Ron shakily raised his hand and touched it to the creature's small arm. The Pokemon tensed up at first, but then began to relax as Ron muttered soothing words to it.
"It's fine, don't worry little guy. I'm not going to hurt you. Just stop burning down the forest, we can help you…"
"Char…" The Pokemon muttered. Its eyes began to slowly close as the flame on its tail died out. The creature fell into Ron's arms with a soft thud.
They were all silent for awhile as they stared down at the Pokemon, their eyes wide. Next they were looking at Ron, who was smiling sheepishly up at them.
"How did you do that?" Hermione whispered.
"No clue," Ron said, standing up. The Pokemon was hanging limply in his arms. "We need to get this little guy to Nurse Joy. He's really sick. That must be why he was going crazy before; he couldn't control himself."
"Ron, Malfoy, Hermione, you guys go back to the Pokemon Center. I'll put out the rest of the fires here."
They nodded at Harry, and one by one dove back into the trees. Harry caught sight on Ron looking down at the Pokemon sadly before disappearing behind the leaves.
